NPA reaffirms commitment to transparency, reconstitutes ACTU Committee

The Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho, has reaffirmed the  commitment of NPA to probity, transparency and accountability and pledged continued support for the Anti‑Corruption and Transparency Unit (ACTU) in line with the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) guidelines.

The NPA Managing Director stated this while reconstituting the members of ACTU in NPA in collaboration with the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission at the NPA headquarters in Marina, Lagos, on Thursday, August 14, 2025.

Represented by the Executive Director, Marine and Operations, Engr. Olalekan Badmus, Dantsoho, told the ICPC that the new members were carefully chosen for their performance, integrity and professional skills from across the Authority.

Dantsoho explained that “The re‑inaugurated team to act as ambassadors of probity and diligence and said the Authority would provide the necessary support for their mandate.”

He urged the that while successive senior officials have led the Unit, recent retirements altered its composition, making the current re‑constitution necessary.

The NPA boss informed that support measures include senior leadership for the Unit, office accommodation, training at the Anti‑Corruption Academy in Keffi and other approved centres locally and abroad, adequate funding, autonomy and sponsorship of public enlightenment programmes.

Speaking at the event, the resident Anti‑Corruption Commissioner (RACC) Chukuwra Alexender, represented by Chief Superintendent Mary Omonoyan of the ICPC Lagos State Office, said involving public servants directly in the prevention and fight against corruption is commendable.

“Your collective activities contribute significantly to sustaining integrity, accountability, promoting ethical conduct and ultimately establishing a culture of zero tolerance for corruption,” she stated.

The reconstituted committee members are Leonard Onoja as (Chairman), Mariam Yakubu, Falola Olufunlayo, Esther Akinfiro, Iroriteraye Joy, Abdurrahman Yakubu, Onwuemene Benedicta and Ipinlaye Ayodeji.

Recall, the ACTU was first established in 2004 by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) as one of the implementation mechanisms for its Mandate on prohibition and prevention of corruption especially in the Public Service. Since then, it has been responsible for promoting anti‑corruption measures and transparency across the Authority and the broader port community.